Though formulaic to a fault, CODA is full of well observed and beautiful moments. It is a lovely film, a great portrait of a family in which each member feels like a character and is given the room to have an interior and exterior life. The framework around these figures is not as remarkable, and … Continue reading CODA (Review)
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Greyhound (Review)
There is a cold competence to Greyhound that turns its all action promise into an all monotony result. This is a film full of bombast, explosions and climactic battles. Most moments are all out war at sea, with a focus on specific details and with solid sound design. If you want to see things go … Continue reading Greyhound (Review)
On the Rocks (Review)
For a film about malaise and disappointment, it is perhaps appropriate that On the Rocks feels so flat. This comedy inflected drama is about a married mother of two, Laura (Rashida Jones) investigating her husband's (Marlon Wayans) suspected infidelities at the behest of, and with the help (arguably) of, her father (Bill Murray). The film … Continue reading On the Rocks (Review)
